Raja Todar Mal
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Raja Todar Mal was the Indian Mughal emperor Akbar’s finance minister, who overhauled the revenue system in the kingdom. He was a Tandon, thus belonging to the Khatri community. [1][2] He succeeded Khwaja Malik I'timad Khan in 1560. Raja Todar Mal introduced standard weights and measurements, revenue districts and officers. His systematic approach to revenue collection became a model for the future Mughals as well as the British. Raja Todar Mal was also famous for his Land reforms, popularly known as Bandobast System.
Raja Todar Mal was also a warrior who assisted Akbar in controlling the Afghan rebels in Bengal.
Raja Todar Mal had developed his expertise while working under Sher Shah. In 1582, Akbar bestowed on the raja the title Diwan-I-Ashraf. Todar Mal died in 1586, the same year as Akbar's other navaratna Raja Birbal.
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[edit] References
- ^ Ripples on Jamuna by W. D. Thatte
- ^ Memoirs on the History, Folk-lore and Distribution of the Races of the North Western Provinces of India By Henry Miers Elliot, John Beames
